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State Department found 4 emails about drones sent by Clintonhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3450434-department-4-emails-drones-clinton.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it can find only four emails sent between former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and her staff concerning drone strikes and certain U.S. surveillance programs, and those notes have little to do with either subject.
She asks for a phone call in one, a phone number in another. She seeks advice on how best to cond...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3450434-department-4-emails-drones-clinton.html2015-03-31T20:20:00ZUnease about immigration at core of UK election campaignhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3450528-unease-immigration-core-uk-election-campaign.html
BOSTON, England (AP) — Boston is a typical English town — ancient church, traditional shops, Polish supermarkets, Baltic bakeries. Amid the bargain-hunting crowds on market day, eastern European languages are almost as common as the local east-of-England accent.
Immigration has transformed Boston in the last decade. At least one in eight residents comes ...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:12:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3450528-unease-immigration-core-uk-election-campaign.html2015-03-31T09:12:00ZLawmaker's staff to face tough prosecutor in spending probehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3450412-lawmakers-staff-to-face-tough-prosecutor-spending-probe.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock's current and previous employees will appear before a federal grand jury next month to answer questions about their old boss. When they do, they'll likely face a prosecutor with a tough, meticulous reputation.
Timothy Bass, a 20-year veteran prosecutor who's involved in the investigation, is known for c...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:27:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3450412-lawmakers-staff-to-face-tough-prosecutor-spending-probe.html2015-03-31T07:27:00ZPolice: Auditor spokesman left note before apparent suicidehttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3448840-police-auditor-spokesman-left-note-apparent-suicide.html
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Spence Jackson provided the official confirmation a month ago that his boss, Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, was dead from what police described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
On Monday, police confirmed that Jackson had shot himself in an apparent suicide — marking a second, stunning jolt to Missouri politics, though police ...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/us/3448840-police-auditor-spokesman-left-note-apparent-suicide.html2015-03-31T03:55:00ZTeen libertarian is face of Brazil's young free-market righthttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3448144-teen-libertarian-face-brazils-young-free-market.html
SAO PAULO (AP) — Microphone in hand and standing atop the sound truck, the raspy-voiced protest leader jabbed his finger into the air shouting for the ouster of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, igniting wild cheers from the crowd below him.
"What Lula and Dilma have done shouldn't just result in their being banned from politics. It should result in the...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:52:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3448144-teen-libertarian-face-brazils-young-free-market.html2015-03-30T20:52:00ZS. Africa: Opposition accuses president of security meddlinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448732-s-africa-opposition-accuses-president-security-meddling.html
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma is putting the country on a "road directly to dictatorship," said an opposition leader who on Monday accused the president of manipulating state security.
Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, said Zuma has compromised the country's police and intelligence services to maintain politi...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448732-s-africa-opposition-accuses-president-security-meddling.html2015-03-30T16:41:00ZAmnesty calls for release of arrested Congolese activistshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448624-amnesty-calls-release-arrested-congolese-activists.html
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A rights group called on Congo's government on Monday to release youth activists who were arrested more than two weeks ago in a raid that also briefly swept up an American diplomat.
The arrests came at a time of rising tension in Congo, where some fear President Joseph Kabila is attempting to prolong his time in power after his term...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:06:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448624-amnesty-calls-release-arrested-congolese-activists.html2015-03-30T14:06:00ZFormer Israeli Premier Olmert convicted in corruption casehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448196-israeli-premier-olmert-convicted-corruption-case.html
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted Monday of unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter in a retrial on corruption charges, the latest chapter in the downfall of a man who only years earlier hoped to lead the country to a historic peace agreement with the Palestinians.
The conviction could land Olmert five years...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:01:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3448196-israeli-premier-olmert-convicted-corruption-case.html2015-03-30T14:01:00ZAP Exclusive: NSA weighed ending phone program before leakhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3448328-ap-exclusive-nsa-weighed-phone-program-leak.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency considered abandoning its secret program to collect and store American calling records in the months before leaker Edward Snowden revealed the practice, current and former intelligence officials say, because some officials believed the costs outweighed the meager counterterrorism benefits.
After the leak and ...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3448328-ap-exclusive-nsa-weighed-phone-program-leak.html2015-03-30T07:15:00ZSaudi response to Swedish criticism tests Europe's reachhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3447402-saudi-response-to-swedish-criticism-tests-europes-reach.html
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sweden's foreign minister is hardly the first diplomat to raise concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record, but when she used the word "dictatorship" in a speech last month she crossed a red line for the kingdom at a time of intense regional turmoil, igniting a diplomatic crisis.
The harsh response from Saudi Arab...Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:26:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3447402-saudi-response-to-swedish-criticism-tests-europes-reach.html2015-03-29T19:26:00ZSyrians flee Idlib, fearing government reprisalshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3446986-syrians-flee-idlib-fearing-government-reprisals.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians fled Idlib Sunday, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local al-Qaida affiliate captured the northwestern town, activists said.
Idlib, with a population of around 165,000 people, is the second provincial capital to fall to the opposition after Raqqa, which is now a stronghold of the Islamic Sta...Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3446986-syrians-flee-idlib-fearing-government-reprisals.html2015-03-29T14:57:00ZIslamic fighters led by al-Qaida in Syria seize major cityhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3445500-islamic-fighters-led-al-qaida-syria-seize-major-city.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic fighters led by al-Qaida's branch in Syria seized almost full control of the northwestern city of Idlib on Saturday, taking over major roundabouts and government buildings in a powerful blow to President Bashar Assad whose forces rapidly collapsed after four days of heavy fighting, opposition activists and the extremist group said.
I...Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:02:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3445500-islamic-fighters-led-al-qaida-syria-seize-major-city.html2015-03-28T21:02:00ZKenya president suspends 4 ministers for alleged corruptionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3445848-kenya-president-suspends-4-ministers-alleged-corruption.html
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president Saturday suspended four cabinet secretaries and 16 other senior officials to facilitate investigations into allegations of corruption.
The officers have been named in a confidential report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, according to a statement read by President Uhuru Kenyatta's spokesman Manoah Esipi...Sat, 28 Mar 2015 17:43:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3445848-kenya-president-suspends-4-ministers-alleged-corruption.html2015-03-28T17:43:00ZColleges getting out of health insurance businesshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3445718-colleges-health-insurance-business.html
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal health care overhaul is leading some colleges and universities to get out of the health insurance business.
Experts are divided on whether this change will be good or bad for students. Some call it an inevitable result of health care reform and a money-saver for students since insurance in the marketplace is usually cheaper than...Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:58:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/health/3445718-colleges-health-insurance-business.html2015-03-28T14:58:00ZKerry orders State Department review of records retentionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3444434-kerry-orders-department-review-records-retention.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has ordered an internal audit of its recordkeeping, officials said Friday, outlining a top-to-bottom look at the agency's practices in the aftermath of revelations that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private email account and server during her tenure.
The State Department released a letter th...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3444434-kerry-orders-department-review-records-retention.html2015-03-27T20:55:00ZEthics panel steps up inquiry of Kentucky Rep. Whitfieldhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3444108-ethics-panel-steps-up-inquiry-kentucky-rep-whitfield.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee said Friday it is forming an investigative panel to determine whether Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield violated congressional rules by allowing his wife to lobby staff members on issues related to her work.
The committee will examine allegations Whitfield improperly used his official position to benefit himself, hi...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:56:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3444108-ethics-panel-steps-up-inquiry-kentucky-rep-whitfield.html2015-03-27T17:56:00ZBill Clinton's 'flaws' the subject of off-Broadway musicalhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3443370-bill-clintons-flaws-subject-off-broadway-musical.html
NEW YORK (AP) — The Clintons are going back to the White House this spring — onstage, that is.
"Clinton the Musical," the brainchild of two Australian brothers, makes its off-Broadway debut in April with a hysterical premise and a gentle look back at the '90s. The play celebrates the first baby-boomer president — the one who preferred briefs to boxers, pl...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3443370-bill-clintons-flaws-subject-off-broadway-musical.html2015-03-27T16:18:00ZAudit: Maryland misallocated $28.4M for health exchangehttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3443322-audit-maryland-misallocated-284m-health-exchange.html
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland misallocated $28.4 million in federal money for its flawed health care exchange and should pay the money back, according to a federal audit set to be released Friday.
The audit by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services found that Maryland misallocated costs to federal grants instead of the Medic...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:04:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3443322-audit-maryland-misallocated-284m-health-exchange.html2015-03-27T13:04:00ZWatchdog says senior Homeland official broke no lawshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3440714-watchdog-senior-homeland-official-broke-laws.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Obama administration official violated agency ethics policies but did not break any laws when he intervened in three visa cases involving foreign investors with ties to prominent Democrats, a government watchdog told Congress Thursday.
The Homeland Security Department's now deputy secretary used his post as head of the departmen...Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:01:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3440714-watchdog-senior-homeland-official-broke-laws.html2015-03-26T19:01:00ZSyrian government shells kill 18 in south, activists sayhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3440884-syrian-government-shells-kill-18-south-activists.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government airstrikes and shelling in the country's south killed at least 18 people on Thursday, including three children, opposition activists said.
The attacks come amid heightened clashes in southern Syria between government forces and rebels who seized the nearby ancient town of Busra Sham the previous day. Thursday's shelling str...Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:56:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3440884-syrian-government-shells-kill-18-south-activists.html2015-03-26T17:56:00ZObama ready to sign bill revamping Medicare doctor feeshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3439506-obama-ready-to-sign-bill-revamping-medicare-doctor-fees.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's ready to sign "good, bipartisan" legislation protecting physicians from steep cuts in Medicare reimbursements and bolstering health programs for children and the poor as Senate Democrats seemed to soften their opposition to the package.
Obama's remark, made a day before the House is expected to ...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:18:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3439506-obama-ready-to-sign-bill-revamping-medicare-doctor-fees.html2015-03-25T21:18:00ZUK leader Cameron apologizes for tainted blood scandalhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3439410-uk-leader-cameron-apologizes-tainted-blood-scandal.html
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday apologized to thousands of patients who were infected from contaminated blood during the 1970s and 1980s.
Tainted government blood products and transfusions infected an estimated 2,500 people with the hepatitis C virus and HIV from 1970 to 1991. The scandal has been called the worst treatment...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:11:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3439410-uk-leader-cameron-apologizes-tainted-blood-scandal.html2015-03-25T19:11:00ZSyrian rebels seize ancient town near Jordanian borderhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3438300-syrian-rebels-seize-ancient-town-jordanian-border.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels on Wednesday seized an ancient town near the Jordan border that is a key government stronghold, ousting Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen from the region after four days of intense battles, opposition activists and rebels said.
There was no immediate comment from the government on the fall of Busra Sham, a town in southern ...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3438300-syrian-rebels-seize-ancient-town-jordanian-border.html2015-03-25T19:05:00ZHouse renews bid to improve gov't response on info requestshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3439036-house-renews-bid-to-improve-govt-response-info-requests.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee is renewing efforts to make government agencies more responsive to freedom-of-information requests.
The House unanimously passed a similar effort last year. But objections by Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia kept it from becoming law. The House oversight committee on Wednesday endorsed a bill, by voice v...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:32:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3439036-house-renews-bid-to-improve-govt-response-info-requests.html2015-03-25T17:32:00ZObama says he's ready to sign Medicare doctor payment fixhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3438308-obama-hes-ready-to-sign-medicare-doctor-payment.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he's ready to sign good bipartisan legislation to fix Medicare's doctor payment problem, without endorsing any specific legislation.
Without a fix, doctors face a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees, the consequence of a 1990s budget law that Congress has repeatedly waived. The House is expected to ...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:19:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3438308-obama-hes-ready-to-sign-medicare-doctor-payment.html2015-03-25T17:19:00ZAbolish the IRS? Easy to say, but awfully hard to dohttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3438186-abolish-irs-easy-to-say-hard-to.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Promising to abolish the Internal Revenue Service is a good talking point for political candidates who are looking to fire up the Republicans' most conservative voters. It's also unlikely to ever happen, no matter how easy folks such as Sen. Ted Cruz like to make it sound.
The Texas Republican is pledging to scrap the tax-collecting agen...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:39:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/finance/3438186-abolish-irs-easy-to-say-hard-to.html2015-03-25T07:39:00ZAi Weiwei, Joan Baez honored by Amnesty Internationalhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3435784-ai-weiwei-joan-baez-honored-amnesty-international.html
BEIJING (AP) — Amnesty International awarded its top honor Tuesday to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who has spent years shining light on his country's restrictive political atmosphere, and to U.S. folk singer Joan Baez for her civil rights activism.
Both were named recipients of Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience Award, which recognizes lifetime hum...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3435784-ai-weiwei-joan-baez-honored-amnesty-international.html2015-03-24T13:44:00ZNusra Front quietly rises in Syria as Islamic State targetedhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3435626-nusra-front-quietly-rises-syria-islamic-targeted.html
BEIRUT (AP) — The Nusra Front, Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, is consolidating power in territory stretching from the Turkish border to central and southern Syria, crushing moderate opponents and forcibly converting minorities using tactics akin to its ultraconservative rival, the Islamic State group.
But while the Islamic State group gets most of the attent...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 06:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3435626-nusra-front-quietly-rises-syria-islamic-targeted.html2015-03-24T06:05:00ZFed: No evidence of deliberate leaks from 2012 meetinghttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3435272-fed-evidence-deliberate-leaks-2012-meeting.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation by the Federal Reserve has found no evidence that market-sensitive information was deliberately leaked from its interest-rate policy meeting in September 2012.
The Fed said in a summary of its investigation, provided to Congress on Monday, that any disclosure of information on Fed policymakers' views appeared to have bee...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:46:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3435272-fed-evidence-deliberate-leaks-2012-meeting.html2015-03-24T00:46:00Z